Turmeric Recipes to Spice up Your Meals

If you like turmeric, then today is your lucky day, because I have just the right turmeric recipes for you. These amazing turmeric recipes are courtesy of The New Atkins’s Lifestyle Nutritionist Linda O’Byrne. She is back, and she is sharing more recipes with us! Remember the jalapeno peppers recipes? Yes, they were from her.

Health Benefits You Can Get out of These Turmeric Recipes

But before we get started on the turmeric recipes, Ms O’Byrne also shares with you some of the great health benefits of the queen of spices. For starters, turmeric contains curcuminoids, which have anti-inflammatory properties making it a powerful antioxidant. These curcuminoids can help with repairing damaged muscle tissue as well as protection against illness. And as an antioxidant, turmeric spice can help protect your body from free radicals.

Turmeric is also loaded with many healthy nutrients such as dietary fiber, protein, niacin, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium and zinc.

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The spice can be used in diabetes treatment to help moderate insulin levels. It also improves glucose control and increases the effect of medications used to treat diabetes. Another significant benefit is turmeric’s effectiveness in helping reduce insulin resistance, which may prevent the onset of Type-2 diabetes.

Amazing Turmeric Recipes

Creamy Cauliflower Soup

Course: Lunch           Serves: 6 Persons

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes        Cooking Time: 20 Minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp oil.
• 1 small chopped onion.
• 4 cloves garlic, minced.
• 1 large head of cauliflower, cut into florets.
• 800ml vegetable broth.
• ½ tsp coriander.
• 1 tsp turmeric.
• 1 tsp cumin.
• 50ml coconut milk (unsweetened).
• Salt & pepper.

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large pan and cook the onions with some salt until soft – about 8 minutes.
2. Reduce heat and add garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Add cauliflower, broth and spices and bring to boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Puree soup until smooth and return to pan, stir in the coconut milk and season well.
5. Serve and enjoy.

Spiced Kale Scramble

Course: Breakfast     Serves: 1 Persons

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes        Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

Ingredients

• 2 eggs.
• 50g chopped kale.
• Turmeric 1 tsp .
• 1 tsp garlic clove, crushed.
• One tbsp. butter.
• Salt & pepper.

Instructions

1. Heat the butter in a frying pan.
2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl.
3. Add the chopped kale to the pan and cook until wilted, then add the whisked eggs.
4. Add the turmeric, garlic and salt/pepper and cook to your taste then serve.

Chicken Kebabs

Course: Dinner         Serves: 2 Persons

Preparation Time: 30 Minutes     Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients

• 200g cubed chicken breast.
• 1 tsp coriander.
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed.
• 2 tbsp fish sauce.
• 1 tbsp turmeric.

Instructions

1. Combine the last 4 ingredients in a food processor until a paste forms.
2. Mix the paste into the chicken chunks and refrigerate to marinate for at least one hour.
3. Soak 4 bamboo skewers in water for 15 minutes to avoid burning.
4. Thread the chicken onto the skewers and grill, turning occasionally, for 15 minutes until cooked through then serve and enjoy.

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